If you have ever wondered about what it would be like to be battling it out for a cause with heavy artillery at your disposal and don't want to join the military, the best way for you to get the closet war simulation experience is by playing a realistic first-person/third-person shooter game that places you at the forefront a ruthless war.

A first-person and third-person shooter video game franchise that has been developed by the likes of Infinity Ward, Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision, the Call of Duty game series has been offered to gamers on various gaming consoles like the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Nintendo DS, the PC and even mobile phones that run on iOS or Android.

Though the first few installments of CoD, such as CoD, CoD 2 and CoD 3, were set in the Second World War, with the advent of CoD 4: Modern Warfare, contemporary war was given emphasis. Gradually, the game series' narrative was set against the backdrop of a dystopian future, which is the case with the latest installment in the game series, CoD: Advanced Warfare, which is set in 2054 where a terrorist organization has executed an international ploy which sees the destruction of multiple nuclear reactors from all across the globe. The id Tech 3, the Treyarch NGL and the IW 5.0 are among the variety of engines that have been employed by these video games. As of the latter end of 2011, this game series sold more than 100 million copies and as of early 2012 there have been 40 million players who have been active on a monthly basis across all the Call of Duty game titles. Furthermore, since 2011, CoD: Modern Warfare 3 has witnessed more than 1.6 billion hours of online gameplay.

This franchise hasn't restricted itself just to the video game business. It has also expanded to create a line of action figures (designed by Plan-B Toys), a card game (made by Upper Deck), mega blok sets (created by Mega Brands) and a comic book mini-series (published by WildStorm) as well.

If you are trying to get yourself a copy of any game from this glorious and action-packed series and don't know where to get yourself one from, don't waste time scouring every nook and cranny of the city that you live in. Instead, you can effortlessly buy Call of Duty games from an online shopping website. There are various, easy modes of payment that you can utilize to buy CoD games online as well. You can pay with your credit/debit card, via net banking or with hard cash once your order has been delivered to your doorstep - its that simple. So, what are you waiting for? Go get yourself a copy of CoD now and embark on one of the finest virtual war simulations yet.